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Finishing Boston 4/16/07 and Running Chicago 10/7/07 for RFR. I will be dedicating my Boston 2008 run to my friend and patient Mr Jing-Chen Jou who died of hepatitis C-related liver cancer.

I had never run a marathon before until I ran last year’s Boston Marathon with the American Liver Foundation Run for Research Team. The weather was yucky but I managed to finish in 4:43. I followed that by running the Chicago Marathon with the Chicago RFR team in October. Donors generously gave over $6000 for the two combined. Thank you!   This year, I will be running the Boston Marathon again, in honor of all those—especially my patients, friends, and relatives—who suffer from and in memory of those who have died of hepatitis B and C. I will be dedicating the run to my friend and patient Mr Jing-Chen Jou, who used to run marathons and died of hepatitis C-related liver cancer.   Hepatitis B (HBV) infection is a serious problem, especially for those from endemic areas such as China, Southeast Asia, and Africa. It is the #1 cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer worldwide. Those with chronic HBV are 8-10 times more likely to get liver cancer and 25% will die from cirrhosis or liver cancer. While chronic HBV affects 0.3% of the overall US population, if strikes between 10-15% (and as high as 25% in certain groups) of Asian Americans. Asians and Pacific Islanders have 5-11 times the rate of liver cancer than other ethnic groups and it is one of their top causes of cancer and death.   To be Asian means knowing someone who has or has died from hepatitis B or liver cancer. As a family physician who has cared for many patients and seen the devastation of HBV, I am committed to increasing screening, education, vaccination, and treatment of hepatitis B on local and national levels.   Hepatitis C (HCV) infection is very similar and can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. It is much more common than HBV in the US.   Please support me in my run and contribute as much as you can to prevent, detect, and cure hepatitis and other liver diseases. Thank you!   If you have questions or comments, e-mail me at anthony@run-anthony-run.org.   To learn more about hepatitis B and C, check out these websites:   Immunization Action Coalition and Hepatitis B Coalition http://www.vaccineinformation.org/hepb/ Asian Liver Center and the Jade Ribbon Campaign http://liver.stanford.edu/JRC/JRC_about.php American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/ Hepatitis Foundation International http://www.hepfi.org/ Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/ National Task Force on Hepatitis B: Focus on Asians and Pacific Islanders http://www.hepbtaskforce.org/ Washington State Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Hepatitis B Task Force http://www.hmhbwa.org/forprof/API_HepB/home.htm

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Contributor Amount Comment Anonymous $100.00 * Robert and Nancy Tung $100.00 "Dear Anthony, Our family supports you all the way to the finish line! Go Anthony, go! We are proud and honored to be your friend! Much love and well wishes sending your way......... The Tungs in Bellevue" Stanley Chen $100.00 * Kathy Marquis $50.00 * Allen and Monica Chi $100.00 * Paul and Melissa Chen $50.00 * Henry Brown $250.00 * Anonymous $100.00 * Tex Elkin $100.00 * Courtney Johnson $150.00 "Your dedication to the health and well-being of the Chinese and broader API community, as well as those lucky enough to be among your circle of friends, is inspiring. Keep it up!!" Edward and Lily Chen $100.00 * H.H. and M.H. Chen $100.00 * Roberto and Sophia Lu $100.00 "Run Anthony Run! Go Liver!" Kavitha Prakash $30.00 * Anonymous $100.00 * sarah hufbauer $50.00 "Anthony, your energy and dedication are inspiring. Best wishes. Sarah Hufbauer, MD" Alice Chen $50.00 "Go Anthony!" grace wang $50.00 * Srini Swaminathan $75.00 * Ken Chen $200.00 * Brian Truong $10.00 * Nancy Hong $30.00 * Scott Howell $100.00 "Go Anthony!!" Laura Sullivan $25.00 * Kathy Chen $200.00 * Cheryl Edwards $50.00 "Greatly enjoyed our chat on the airplane. I am impressed by your dedication to your patients Have a great run!" Andrew Concors $30.00 * James and Jenny Chen $100.00 "Run Forest Run!!" Rich Fernandez $100.00 * Alan Drabkin $54.00 "Hope the weather is better than Chicago last year ......" Varsha Vimalananda $20.00 "Anthony, I'm so impressed that you make time for this cause, outside of your work in the clinic and the community. Good luck int he run!" Teru Chen $100.00 "I am honor to support your run for hepatitis and liver disease. I wish I have a choice to use Taiwan as a country and use my own address instead of my sister's address in USA. " Shiuho Lin $200.00 "I am proud of you." Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee $50.00 "Congratulations!" Anonymous Hidden "Thank you for your commitment to this cause which affects so many people, especially those in the Asian community." Nai Saephan $30.00 * Push Virk $30.00 * Cheryl Dwyer-Spinale $100.00 * Laurel D'Entremont $25.00 * Robyn Politano $25.00 * Shelly McKeirnan $100.00 * Chau Tran $50.00 * Tiffany Shin $100.00 * Corp Match Bank America $100.00 * Donna & Wallace Mok $50.00 * May & Jackson Chan $50.00 * Thao Truong $50.00 * Hoa & Andrew Tran $25.00 * Phanny Truong $20.00 * Shirley & Abraham Huynh $20.00 * Fundraiser Feast and Fine Art $235.00 * Corp Match Verizon $100.00 * Dieu-Hien Lam $50.00 * George Chen $1,000.00 "Have a Wonderful Race, Anthony!" Linda Levin Hidden "Anthony, What you are doing is a blessing. Good luck and safe travels! " Durgesh Mankekar $50.00 * Anonymous $50.00 * Sonia Lee $50.00 * Janice Benson $50.00 * Isadora &SP Tzung $100.00 * Michael Schmidtberger $100.00 *